CVE-2026-15023
Events Manager <= 7.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'meta_key' Parameter in Event/Location Duplicate Action
Description
The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via Stored 'meta_key' via Event/Location Duplicate Action in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. This is a second-order SQL injection: an attacker first plants SQL metacharacters in a custom meta key via the standard add-meta flow (WordPress stores these verbatim in wp_postmeta), then triggers the injection by invoking the event_duplicate or location_duplicate action, which reads the stored meta keys via get_post_meta() and concatenates them unsafely into the INSERT query.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 25, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 25, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-15023
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update the Events Manager plugin to the latest version.
- Apply security patches from the vendor.
- Review database for unauthorized modifications.
- Sanitize all user inputs.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'netweblogic', 'product': 'Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.4.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via Stored 'meta_key' via Event/Location Duplicate Action in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. This is a second-order SQL injection: an attacker first plants SQL metacharacters in a custom meta key via the standard add-meta flow (WordPress stores these verbatim in wp_postmeta), then triggers the injection by invoking the event_duplicate or location_duplicate action, which reads the stored meta keys via get_post_meta() and concatenates them unsafely into the INSERT query. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-89 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.2.3.1/classes/em-event.php#L1720 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.2.3.1/classes/em-event.php#L1727 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.2.3.1/classes/em-location.php#L613 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.2.3.1/classes/em-location.php#L620 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.2.3.1/em-actions.php#L160 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.2.3.1/em-actions.php#L316 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/classes/em-event.php#L1720 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/classes/em-event.php#L1727 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/classes/em-location.php#L613 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/classes/em-location.php#L620 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/em-actions.php#L160 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/em-actions.php#L316 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/events-manager/tags/7.4.0.1&new_path=/events-manager/tags/7.4.1 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fe1e8c38-345a-4529-81ba-188a8dc58503?source=cve